A series of flirty Twitter exchanges between Stephanie Davis and Ricky Rayment has left fans hoping that she may have finally moved on from her ex Jeremy McConnell.

Steph and Ricky’s online flirtation began earlier in the week when Ricky, who found fame on The Only Way Is Essex, responded to a picture Steph had shared on Twitter of her bubble bath during her current holiday to Sweden using a hart-eyed emoji and the okay emoji.

Steph, a former Hollyoaks actress who found fame in Celebrity Big Brother, then responded with blushing emojis and a pair of red lips before she later replied to a tweet Ricky sent in which he claimed he was ‘stressed out’ by sending a series of emojis including cry-laugh emoji and Ricky then replied: ‘I know!! It sucks! But I’m sorting out a fishing trip instead.’

She then replied by joking that she hoped he wouldn’t be warming the maggots in his mouth and he replied simply ‘ditto’, suggesting the pair may be fishing together.

Steph has had a turbulent few months, revealing a devastating miscarriage with her second child with McConnell while she was also going through court proceedings with him; McConnell avoided jail time after being found guilty of sexual assault against her, receiving a suspended sentence of 12 months.

In a statement, her rep said: ‘We are delighted with the decision in court today and are pleased that justice has been done – we await the decision on Friday and the appropriate sentencing.
‘Stephanie and her family would like to thank everyone for their support throughout this process which has been stressful and has put them all under massive pressure.’